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Rh :2. A verb with auxiliaries:
 * The foe shall have been conquered.
 * 3. A verb with adverbial extensions:
 * Wolsey, after having served his king faithfully, fell into disfavor.

When the verb of the predicate is transitive, that member of the sentence which it governs in the objective case is called the ; as,

The is always a noun, or its equivalent in the objective case, just as the  is always a noun, or its equivalent in the nominative case; as,

Here the words in italics make up the, which is sometimes called the , from its being made up of one or more substantives in conjunction with the infinitive mood. Transitive verbs denoting advantage, addition, &c., usually govern, besides the object proper, what is called the : He gave the map to me. Here map is the, and to me, the or.

The may consist of—
 * 1. A noun or pronoun:
 * Cæsar was assassinated.
 * He was ambitious.
 * 2. An adjectival noun:
 * The good alone are great.
 * 3. The present participles in ing used as noun, equivalent to the Latin gerund:
 * Reading maketh a full man.
 * 4. An infinitive:
 * To forgive is divine.